Comments by "Diana Pennepacker" (@dianapennepacker6854) on "Why We Get Greenwashing Instead of Better Products? The Right to Repair and Rationalism" video.

  1. I think it depends on what it is. We should always try to fight against bad practices. For cars? No. That is just bad. Yet some things value is really in the software. We don't buy computers, and expect all the software to be free. Especislly for professional programs. Same with video game consoles. As I type this I cannot figure out where it is acceptable and not. As for repairs... We should be able to repair items as we see fit, unless it is dangerous. For example. You dont want some random dude fixing an elevator. Yet 3rd party certified techs should be able to..
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  2. ​ @Chris-hx3om Let us get one thing straight. EVs are better than ICE after 30k miles. They last over 100k miles longer with projections of the newest batteries lasting as long as 500k through a million miles. They require fewer parts for maintenence. While also having a majiority of their parts recyclable. These numbers will improve. Secondly. We are a capitalist society. So when people say, "Yeah but we only have X much lithium" and won't have enough! They are using today's numbers are not projecting new production which every majior country is currently looking to secure. None of the rare earths in batteries are really rare with the exception of cobalt which is being phased out. Nor do they have to be mined with such disdain for the environment. When you look at environmental studies today they are using data collected from countries like Chilie and China- countries that pollute like mad. As countries like America start producing the numbers will be better. So as the technology for mining, and manufacturing improves so will those data numbers. This is also true for power. People like to say how will we power it all? Well in the last 20 years? 7 of those had power demand FALLING until 2022. So why would we be making more power if there wasn't demand for it? Why would power companies invest when the grid was good enough for current demand? Again we are a capitalist society. So power companies are already building more infrastructure Wind is also the cheapest source of new energy production. Solar may follow suit pretty soon with Pervoskite cells that you literally can print for cheap. People also like to say renewables cannot be baseline power. That is equivocally incorrect - renewables plus batteries can do it, and energy storage is dropping like a freaken rock. In fact power companies love energy storage/batteries now. It is making them a ridiculous amount of money. I bet that study also didn't include factors like the cost of getting gas to you. With all that said the world is screwed. I'm for EVs simply because they are faster by far on practical roads.
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  3. Yeah I honestly thought he was going to say going green was bad. He didn't. He also didn't say global warming was a conspiracy which for some reason a lot of car guys do say. Literally denying it, and then spewing lies or outdated information on EVs. More like religious fanatics quite honestly with how dead set they are. Man the right to repair, and BMWs subscription service for technology already in the car... What the?! Both should be illegal. I hope people immediately find a fix for that. This guy gets it. Life isn't white or black, left or right. All governments sound good on paper. Humans are full of fallacies, and corruption is universal. Selfishness is built into us.
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